Who Are We?

Animal Aid is a non-profit, no-kill organization that has been in existence
since 1969. Our mission is to reduce animal birth rates and animal
suffering through educating the public about spaying and neutering,
offering financial assistance to community members
who cannot afford
urgent veterinary care, and finding permanent homes for animals in
our care, including those with special needs (see
our Heartstrings program). We house cats in our free-roam shelter
and dogs (and a few cats) in loving foster homes. To learn more about
our programs,
CLICK HERE.

We thought we'd share what we've accomplished in 2012 as an organization with wonderful supporters that include you!CLICK to read more...

Our Mission

To prevent and reduce animal suffering
by providing assistance to abused, homeless, injured and sick
animals.

To actively promote and encourage altering of all pets to reduce
and prevent overpopulation.

To find loving, dependable and nurturing forever homes for animals
in our care at the shelter and in foster homes.

To educate the public by teaching and
promoting the ethic of compassion, respect for all animals, and
the need to be kind and responsible stewards.

Our Beginnings

Every year in this country alone, close to five million dogs and cats are euthanized in overcrowded animal shelters and hospitals. Additional animals suffer and die needlessly in every neighborhood. This is not a new problem; it's existed since these animals were introduced into our culture.

About thirty years ago, Jack
Hurd, a local talk show host, decided to do something about this situation.
The idea was to find a way for animals to live long, normal healthy
lives. Animal Aid, Inc., became the fruit of this desire to help
alleviate the suffering and death of homeless animals. To learn more
about this remarkable man, CLICK
HERE.

Our Funding

The vast majority of our funding comes from private citizens through donations,
bequests, and through adoption donations. We have started actively fundraising
in the last couple of years and have also received one grant where we
partnered with another small organization to provide spay/neuter funding for
low income community members. With that grant we were able to alter 300
cats. We are looking into a grant that would provide the same service for dogs.

Please visit the links in the Helping Out: Financially section
of the menu above to see if there is a good fit for your budget!